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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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